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How to say 'Explanation' in Japanese | 説明

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The Japanese word for Explanation is 'Setsumei', written as 説明 in Japanese.'Explanation' in hiragana is せつめい.

    word

    説明

    Meaning

    Explanation

    Reading

    せつめい

    setsumei

    Kanji

    Theory, Explanation Bright

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '説明 (せつめい)' means 'explanation'. It refers to the act of making something clear or understandable by describing or giving details about it. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts, such as in education, business, or everyday conversations. For example: Please give me an explanation「説明をしてください」(せつめいをしてください). His explanation was easy to understand「彼の説明は分かりやすかった」(かれのせつめいはわかりやすかった). It can also be used as a verb when combined with 'する', as in '説明する (せつめいする)', meaning 'to explain'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1372

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 説明

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Theory, Explanation

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Bright

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'Setsumei' means 'Explanation' .

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